Jamaica, 1976 - Seven men storm Bob Marley's house with machine guns
blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but leaves Jamaica the following
day, not to return for two years. Inspired by this near mythic event, A
Brief History of Seven Killings is an imagined oral biography, told by
ghosts, witnesses, killers, members of parliament, drug dealers, conmen,
beauty queens, FBI and CIA agents, reporters, journalists, and even
Keith Richards drug dealer. Marlon James's dazzling novel is a tour de
force. It traverses strange landscapes and shady characters, as
motivations are examined � and questions asked in a masterpiece of
imagination.

About the Author

Marlon James is a
Jamaican novelist. He has published three novels - The Book of Night
Women, John Cro's Devil and A Brief History of Seven Killings.